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we could do that to the government, if you will. i think there's a certain amount of risk you are willing to take and you take off the workers and push it on to the equity investors, they will simply dial down the risk-taking to compensate -- you will have a general contraction or slowing of the growth rate of the economy. it's kind of a zero-sum game in that sense. >> host: although i do think most people's perspective in this country is that the risk currently faced by middle-class people who might have their labor redeployed is much greater than the risk actually being felt, faced by high earned income and vested. it's hard to disagree with it. >> guest: i think of making a moral point as opposed to an economic point. unfortunately, i don't think that risk drives up the growth rate of the economy and create jobs. >> host: actually in a way to because to some extent that risk is labor redeployment and you think that risk is sort of beholden on people that might lose their jobs can use it as an economic thousand. >> guest: but i do
we could do that to the government, if you will. i think there's a certain amount of risk you are willing to take and you take off the workers and push it on to the equity investors, they will simply dial down the risk-taking to compensate -- you will have a general contraction or slowing of the growth rate of the economy. it's kind of a zero-sum game in that sense. >> host: although i do think most people's perspective in this country is that the risk currently faced by middle-class...
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government is the largest buyer. the as a result of that one provision distorts our economy, is that it was estimated that american taxpayers pay something like a half a trillion dollars over ten years to the drug companies. those are rents. in other words, unnecessary payments that go from one party to another. >> rose: you have argued in this book, you argue, you just said it, you argue that the 1% as it gains political power, it uses it to protect itself from the market and from competitive factors. >> that's right. and you can see it in all sorts of ways. >> and to seek better tax policy that increase as well. >> tax policies, for instance, an example is speculators are taxed at half the rate of those who work for a living. and to me the sounds and is unfair but also distorts our economy. because it means we encourage more resources, human and financial resources to go into speculation rather than to wealth creation. >> rose: so what does this do to our, you talk about the moral issues and to the moral fabric. >>
government is the largest buyer. the as a result of that one provision distorts our economy, is that it was estimated that american taxpayers pay something like a half a trillion dollars over ten years to the drug companies. those are rents. in other words, unnecessary payments that go from one party to another. >> rose: you have argued in this book, you argue, you just said it, you argue that the 1% as it gains political power, it uses it to protect itself from the market and from...
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but is not china, it's the chinese government. the chinese government was the major buyer at the 2008 auction, they bought 60% of the ivory for themselves. they have -- that built a factory. it's the largest ivory carving factory in china. i visited there, i was there two weeks ago post the story. they are training people in schools there. they are building a capacity so it's not just the -- the thing to focus on is not what just happened up to now but is everything about china is saying we've done this, we've opened the door to ivory and we're ready to get bigger and everything about china is capacity expanding capacity. >> sreenivasan: one of the questions we had in social media is what is the consumer responsibility of this? there's no fair trade ivory per se, is there? >> no. the only legal ivory is ivory that either came in before the ban-- and that's true across the world-- or ivory in these two countries, china and japan. but consumers -- well, we can put it this way, if consumers stopped buying, elephants would stop dying.
but is not china, it's the chinese government. the chinese government was the major buyer at the 2008 auction, they bought 60% of the ivory for themselves. they have -- that built a factory. it's the largest ivory carving factory in china. i visited there, i was there two weeks ago post the story. they are training people in schools there. they are building a capacity so it's not just the -- the thing to focus on is not what just happened up to now but is everything about china is saying we've...
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by suggesting he wasn't trying to say that the entire government didn't know about the security questions. whether there should be more or less security. he was trying to suggest that the president and he had not been directly advised of these requests for additional security assets. in benghazi. gwen: and yet we've seen mitt romney and paul ryan continuing to talk about this every single day. which is interesting. because we are told that americans aren't voting on foreign policy issues. and yet here is one that won't go away. >> it's interesting also because this issue is -- is an issue that until quite recently, president obama had a huge lead against -- gwen: you were saying osama bin laden and the conversation would end. >> the polls do suggest they are chipping away at that. it's an interesting strategy, though, because as one republican strategist who's worried about it told me, when you start playing on those issues, you are playing on the commander in chief's turf. and the only time that that has ever really worked and made a difference in an election was with jimmy carter. gwen:
by suggesting he wasn't trying to say that the entire government didn't know about the security questions. whether there should be more or less security. he was trying to suggest that the president and he had not been directly advised of these requests for additional security assets. in benghazi. gwen: and yet we've seen mitt romney and paul ryan continuing to talk about this every single day. which is interesting. because we are told that americans aren't voting on foreign policy issues. and...
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federal government officials have confirm ited that the u.s. mission in libya had made repeated requests for increased security but it was denied. if you find that to be the case and you also were able to determine at least from his own diary that the ambassador was in fear what are the sanctions, what are the consequences, what can you do? >> well, that first we have to start with the facts to determine that when you get sanctions my sense is it is accountability should be for anybody within the organization who turned a blind eye to the requests. our principal is to make sure to understand and make sure that communications are working effectively and they are appropriately protected in other locations as well. >> judge jeanine: you know, congress mappman you can even k at fast and furious. took forever to resolve itself and immigrations made by darrell issa turned out to be pretty accurate. there were few if any consequences. my question is this -- will there be a review or are a assessment of ambassador rice's comments about this being a fak
federal government officials have confirm ited that the u.s. mission in libya had made repeated requests for increased security but it was denied. if you find that to be the case and you also were able to determine at least from his own diary that the ambassador was in fear what are the sanctions, what are the consequences, what can you do? >> well, that first we have to start with the facts to determine that when you get sanctions my sense is it is accountability should be for anybody...
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government to stop putting up with china's trade practices and currency manipulation and romney says he would take steps on day one to correct that practice. >> the debate coming up quickly. right off the top we showed viewers governor romney in ohio from early talking about success and alluding to how much fun he had on the first presidential debate. now, a couple of days away from the next one and i understand he will be off the trail preparing for that. what else? >> reporter: that's right. talking about the debate last week has been one of his biggest rallying cries in front of big crowds ever since it happened. seems to have been a big huge momentum boost for mr. romney. he did debate prep with his senior strategist and rob portman today. tomorrow he will be doing a lot of work with his team. they recognize because this s a town hall meeting and they will take questions from the public it is an opportunity for them to really connect with real voters as opposed to taking questions from the press. mr. romney down on monday as well for additional debate prep. a sign of just how imp
government to stop putting up with china's trade practices and currency manipulation and romney says he would take steps on day one to correct that practice. >> the debate coming up quickly. right off the top we showed viewers governor romney in ohio from early talking about success and alluding to how much fun he had on the first presidential debate. now, a couple of days away from the next one and i understand he will be off the trail preparing for that. what else? >> reporter:...
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maybe that is government incompetence. if you didn't make that adjustment you get a better number than reality. if you look at long-term trend going back to march of this year. there is no new creation of full-time jobs. almost all of it is part-time work and people who don't want it but have to take it because there is nothing better. that is the shocking thing. third or fourth year in the recovery we are having to defend on part-time rather than full-time employment and that is why the growth rate is slowing down. >> are you thinking it was done to help the president in the close election? what i am saying. the fact that they didn't make adjustments because of the unusual seasonal patterns it may be government incompetence but it helped the white house on the september report. either one it is not good. cooking the books chicago style or government in slowness in responding to reality. >> we have another jobs report coming out before the actual election and when that comes out what impact will it have. >> the key thing i
maybe that is government incompetence. if you didn't make that adjustment you get a better number than reality. if you look at long-term trend going back to march of this year. there is no new creation of full-time jobs. almost all of it is part-time work and people who don't want it but have to take it because there is nothing better. that is the shocking thing. third or fourth year in the recovery we are having to defend on part-time rather than full-time employment and that is why the growth...
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many of course have doubts about the reliability of the government data lately but having said that, it such that the obama folks can say, well, the trend is our friend and the republicans can whine about the economy but it is getting better and it is making mitt romney fight harder. >> when you pump tens and hundreds of millions of what the fed is doing to prop up the stock market and commodity prices and the over all economy, look, the obama administration has about everything the government can possible do and we still at 1 percent or 2 percent growth from the deepest recessions we have ever had. this is part of the regulatory policy of this administration is blowing in the opposite direction. as hard as the fed is trying to do it and as much as the private sector is trying to regain the horrible chinament this president, not just regulatory, but climate in terms of how the president talks to the business communities, how he is against the american entrepreneur and business american, this has a very negative effect on this economy and we are seeing it. the idea that somehow this e
many of course have doubts about the reliability of the government data lately but having said that, it such that the obama folks can say, well, the trend is our friend and the republicans can whine about the economy but it is getting better and it is making mitt romney fight harder. >> when you pump tens and hundreds of millions of what the fed is doing to prop up the stock market and commodity prices and the over all economy, look, the obama administration has about everything the...
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and as you heard chairman issa say, there is apparently videotape the government has that shows that it was very calm there about an hour before the -- sort of the melee began. a lot of frustration about that. still a sense they're not getting all the answers they want. some of that is because there's an ongoing investigation, in fact, three of them. the people from the state department who were there to give testimony had some concern about stepping on the investigation. so, that's part of it. the other part is a real inquiry about what should the level of security be because two of the men who were at the witness table had been a part of security in libya, claimed they had made requests for additional support on the ground, based on things they were seeing there and that that had been denied. now it's a question of, were the right decisions made about the level of security needed? of course, after something this deadly, that makes the decisions made earlier look like there were problems. and the state department official who made the decision still believes they had the right numbe
and as you heard chairman issa say, there is apparently videotape the government has that shows that it was very calm there about an hour before the -- sort of the melee began. a lot of frustration about that. still a sense they're not getting all the answers they want. some of that is because there's an ongoing investigation, in fact, three of them. the people from the state department who were there to give testimony had some concern about stepping on the investigation. so, that's part of it....
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limited government -- >> just limited government. what kind of limits are you talking about? can you be specific. >> yes, i can list cuts. >> would you cut defense? >> so you're soft on defense? >> i knew how i should answer the questions, but under pressure it's hard. i'm saying take it back to the clinton days. "instinct is to answer the questions that are asked, but consultants dayon't. >> you're still answering my questions, but most of the time you want to be delivering your message. >> they say sarah palin was good at that. >> governor palin answered the questions in her debate on her terms. >> governor palin, is that so? >> that's not so, but because that's a quick answer i want to talk about my record on energy. >> she was able to pivot most of the questions on to ground that she was comfortable in handling the questions on. >> they kept grilling me. >> do you believe college is stupid? >> i -- >> don't you think that saying college is stupid is an irresponsible remark to make? >> no. for some peopl college is stupid. >> you just gave hi some tape. >> now they'll make
limited government -- >> just limited government. what kind of limits are you talking about? can you be specific. >> yes, i can list cuts. >> would you cut defense? >> so you're soft on defense? >> i knew how i should answer the questions, but under pressure it's hard. i'm saying take it back to the clinton days. "instinct is to answer the questions that are asked, but consultants dayon't. >> you're still answering my questions, but most of the time you...
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. >> why do they have to be posed that way, the government starting companies and making them more competitive. what will it take for us to do to bring your factories back here? >> so the good news in the united states right now is, if you look longer term, the u.s. has become a more competitive place to do business. the dollar in real inflation-adjusted terms has come down. our energy price environment, because we have had th amazing gas revolution is a much more favorable environment. we have had high productivity growth over a long period of time. so actually there is some now re-shoring going on. companies like ge are actually out there bringing back at the margin jobs they had shifted abroad to come here. that is the first -- >> you mentioned ge -- well -- the tweet got him into all sorts of trouble, challenging these unbelievable job numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. >> that is jack welch. i think what laura is saying is so so important that we have an opportunity in the business community regardless of what happens in the election had. and actually, what we're talking about,
. >> why do they have to be posed that way, the government starting companies and making them more competitive. what will it take for us to do to bring your factories back here? >> so the good news in the united states right now is, if you look longer term, the u.s. has become a more competitive place to do business. the dollar in real inflation-adjusted terms has come down. our energy price environment, because we have had th amazing gas revolution is a much more favorable...
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the first national park in which the federal government spent its own money to wyland. no national park, no resort that people would pay for. you wouldn't want to build a resort there without reliable public and fire system or the road to get there or the system to give drinkable water. in this community we all rely on each other. we all give something and we all give something back. as the president said about so many of the things that make it possible to do business here, you didn't build that. he was right. that's my view. talks about having having a go go dancer mom, richard pryor for a dad, and a madame for great grandmother. hello, paging dr. freud. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices, the guests love it! [ male announcer ] don't miss endless shrimp, just $14.99! try as much as you like, anyway you like. like new teriyaki grilled shrimp. offer ends soon! my name is angela trapp, and i sea food differently. >> eliot: it's the
the first national park in which the federal government spent its own money to wyland. no national park, no resort that people would pay for. you wouldn't want to build a resort there without reliable public and fire system or the road to get there or the system to give drinkable water. in this community we all rely on each other. we all give something and we all give something back. as the president said about so many of the things that make it possible to do business here, you didn't build...
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there's a difference between talking in more moderate ways and pledging to govern as a moderate. the mitt we saw last week in that debate was certainly working double time to etch-a-sketch away some of his positions. take a look. >> i will not reduce the share paid by high-income individuals. well, the current rates less 20%, so the top rate, for instance, would go from 35% to 28%. regulation is essentially. this president has enacted job-killing regulations. i will eliminate them. what we did in massachusetts is a model for the nation. >> did you say on camera and other places that at times you thought it would be a model for the nation. >> you're wrong, brad. >> no, no, there's tape -- >> no, the tape out there -- continue to read the tape and the tape goes on to say for each state to be able to look at it. >> okay. but don't be fooled by romney's new language, of course. if the president wants to hold onto his job, he better make the american people understand that the so-called moderate mitt is just a mirage for the occasion. does he have it in him to do it? ron reagan is an
there's a difference between talking in more moderate ways and pledging to govern as a moderate. the mitt we saw last week in that debate was certainly working double time to etch-a-sketch away some of his positions. take a look. >> i will not reduce the share paid by high-income individuals. well, the current rates less 20%, so the top rate, for instance, would go from 35% to 28%. regulation is essentially. this president has enacted job-killing regulations. i will eliminate them. what...
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. >>> hey, there. here's what is happening. the maker of the anti-islam film was in court earlier and committee denied lying to probation officers and using aliases. the u.s. anti--doping agency accuses lance armstrong of using performance enhancing drugs. and alex karras died at the age of 77. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." well, there was some politically charged moments today on capitol hill as darrell issa looked into the attack in benghaz
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the kids' college tuition. [ cellphone ringing ] but life insurance? [ horn honking ] life is unpredictable. that's why at fidelity life we want you to think about term life insurance -- taking care of your family's future expenses if something happens to you. it's easy. we get to know you anyour needs, then give you our best quote a
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and if you think they want a government takeover of health care, i would submit you're not listening to them. >> this is fascinating to me. so you have joe biden 69, paul ryan 72, a baby boomer versus a generation xer. we saw some feistiness there from paul ryan. tell me what you're looking for tonight. >> i think the psychology of this debate is very interesting actually. because it tells me that it's really not about the two people debating really. it's about how they project themselves and their personality to the top of the ticket and how do they propject for the two-ma team. so that's kind of interesting right off the bat. i think it's easier if it's one to one, but in this case, they have to project out and go to the top of the ticket and promote that. >> and two guys who are used to frankly being at the top, i mean, obviously joe biden's been vice president. part of what has been written a lot about is the split screen. and people -- a lot of people in the debate world don't like it. they feel it makes them feel uncomfortable. you always have to sort of know that there's a rea
and if you think they want a government takeover of health care, i would submit you're not listening to them. >> this is fascinating to me. so you have joe biden 69, paul ryan 72, a baby boomer versus a generation xer. we saw some feistiness there from paul ryan. tell me what you're looking for tonight. >> i think the psychology of this debate is very interesting actually. because it tells me that it's really not about the two people debating really. it's about how they project...
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government at the location is a part of that investigation now. tamron? >> let' play another excerpt. earlier some of the comments made. let's play them. >> the second bombing was an improvised explosive device placed on the north gate breaching the wall. it was a test by terrorists and it was successful. and we didn't respond fully and adequately. we didn't acknowledge it. we didn't talk about it. we pretended it didn't happen. it was a terrorist attack on a u.s. asset in libya. and it was never exposed. we pretended it didn't happen. well guess what. the third time the terrorists came to attack us, they were -- even more successful. killing four americans. >> of course, the congressman referring to two previous bombings at that consulate in benghazi. kelly, i don't know if you have the answer to this, but it's obviously been brought up. the state department changing the details right before this hearing. do we know if that was to get, i guess, its version out before some of the harsher questions are asked or new information even down 0 the lieutenant co
government at the location is a part of that investigation now. tamron? >> let' play another excerpt. earlier some of the comments made. let's play them. >> the second bombing was an improvised explosive device placed on the north gate breaching the wall. it was a test by terrorists and it was successful. and we didn't respond fully and adequately. we didn't acknowledge it. we didn't talk about it. we pretended it didn't happen. it was a terrorist attack on a u.s. asset in libya....
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and they want smaller government and they want -- a government that is really going to help -- not help them necessarily but really be there to guide them along. so they will have -- hand out as they were telling me. these women are anomalies. 80% of african-american women voted for president obama in 2008. i don't think that's going to change very much. 1%, less than 1%, of african-americans, favor romney. so these women are anomalies but with everybody they have the right to have their own opinion. and who they are going to vote for. >> so people have an informed opinion as well. >> absolutely good get people involved in the process. we are seeing a big push in ohio for mitt romney as well as president obama. we know that no republican has ever taken the white house without taking ohio. "the new york times" article that they have out also talks about african-american voting battleground states like north carolina. which president obama won by just 14,000 votes in '08. certainly could be a key in this re-election. article also notes the presidential election got 100% of african-america
and they want smaller government and they want -- a government that is really going to help -- not help them necessarily but really be there to guide them along. so they will have -- hand out as they were telling me. these women are anomalies. 80% of african-american women voted for president obama in 2008. i don't think that's going to change very much. 1%, less than 1%, of african-americans, favor romney. so these women are anomalies but with everybody they have the right to have their own...